We've run the reports and crunched the numbers – here are our 100 bestselling kids & YA books from the past year!
This year's top 100 includes:
- 50 works from Australian authors, half of the year's total!
- The 2025 winners of The Readings Children's Prize and The Readings Young Adult Prize
- 4 picture books by beloved Australian author Alison Lester
- 3 graphic novels in the epic Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
- 3 novels in the hilarious Lottie Brooks series by Kate Kirby
- 2 novels about Detective Beans, a mystery-solving cat, by Li Chen (get excited for the third book in the series due in June this year!)
Find the full list below, and then discover the 100 bestselling adult books of 2025!
1. Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins
2. Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
3. Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek
4. Magic Beach by Alison Lester
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
6. Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 20) by Jeff Kinney
7. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, Book 1) by Peter Brown
8. Possum Magic by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas
9. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
10. Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 4 by Jessica Townsend
11. You & Me and the Peanut Butter Beast (You & Me, Book 2) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Bill Hope
12. Kissed by the Moon by Alison Lester
13. Dropbear by Philip Bunting
14. The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell
15. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen
16. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
17. Imagine by Alison Lester
18. Sundays Under the Lemon Tree by Julia Busuttil Nishimura, illustrated by Myo Yim
19. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
20. Detective Beans: Adventures in Cat Town by Li Chen
21. Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
22. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
23. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram
24. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
25. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
26. Found in Melbourne by Joanne O'Callaghan, illustrated by Kori Song
27. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
28. Shmoof by Heidi McKinnon
29. Big Jim Believes (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 14) by Dav Pilkey
30. Here Come the Cousins by Maggie Hutchings, illustrated by Sarah Zweck
31. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
32. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1) by Rick Riordan
33. Legends Darkstalker: The Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire) by Tui T. Sutherland, illustrated by Jake Parker
34. Once I was a Giant by Zeno Sworder
35. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
36. Floof by Heidi McKinnon
37. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
38. Big Jim Begins (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 13) by Dav Pilkey
39. Ningaloo: Australia’s Wild Wonder by Tim Winton, illustrated by Cindy Lane
40. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
41. Powerless (Powerless, Book 1) by Lauren Roberts
42. I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
43. Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby
44. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
45. Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot 2) by Peter Brown
46. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel by Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud
47. Escaping Peril: The Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire, Book Eight) by Tui T. Sutherland, illustrated Mike Holmes
48. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
49. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated Clement Hurd
50. Talons of Power: The Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire, Book Nine) by Tui T. Sutherland, illustrated by Mike Holmes
51. Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherston
52. The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor
53. Cozy Corner: Cute and Comfy Colouring Book by Coco Wyo
54. If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall
55. You & Me and the Land of Lost Things (You & Me, Book 1) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Bill Hope
56. Fearless (Powerless, Book 3) by Lauren Roberts
57. Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, Book 1) by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
58. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
59. Murder Most Unladylike: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery, Book 1 by Robin Stevens
60. Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 19) by Jeff Kinney
61. I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
62. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
63. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot, Book 3) by Peter Brown
64. There’s a Prawn in Parliament House: The Kids’ Guide to Australia’s Amazing Democracy by Annabel Crabb, illustrated by First Dog on the Moon
65. Childish by Morris Gleitzman
66. Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho
67. Wurrtoo by Tylissa Elisara, illustrated by Dylan Finney
68. Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1) by Andrew McDonald, illustrated by Ben Wood
69. The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures, Book 2) by Katherine Rundell
70. All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
71. The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Ahlberg & Allan Ahlberg
72. Holes by Louis Sachar
73. Dog Man (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 1) by Dav Pilkey
74. Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart
75. The Wicked Ship (Oceanforged, Book 1) by Amelia Mellor, illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
76. Once by Morris Gleitzman
77. Scar Town by Tristan Bancks
78. The Midwatch by Judith Rossell
79. Hello Cocky by Hilary Bell, illustrated by Antonia Pesenti
80. Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish (Spud and Snowball, Book 1) by Judith Rossell
81. Bluey: Little Library by Bluey
82. Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, Book 1) by Shannon Messenger
83. Bunny vs Monkey 11: Intergalactic Monkey Business by Jamie Smart
84. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
85. The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton
86. The Noisy Book by Soledad Bravi
87. Neighbourhood Nest by Sarah Jane Lightfoot
88. How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil
89. Blueback by Tim Winton
90. Sonny & Tess by Nova Weetman
91. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
92. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
93. Laughter is the Best Ending by Maryam Master
94. Bluey: Bluey Playtime Little Library by Bluey
95. Into the Bewilderness by Gus Gordon
96. The Naturals (The Naturals, Book 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
97. Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch by Jamie Smart
98. Lady's Knight by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
99. Where Would You Go? by Alison Lester & Jane Godwin
100. Little Cloud by Heidi McKinnon
Please note this list combines sales from all Readings shops and our website. Where applicable, different editions of titles have been combined to reflect total sales of each title. The list covers sales from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
